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Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Thunder logo
Thunder
Oklahoma City
131
vs
Bulls logo
Bulls
Chicago
113
OKC 88%12% CHI
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Oklahoma City Thunder 88% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Thunder:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Thunder defense (107.5 Opp PPG) better than Bulls (120.2 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Thunder offense (118.5 PPG) outpaces Bulls (115.8 PPG)
  • Recent Form. Thunder (56-15) in better form than Bulls (28-42)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: OKC 71% (−17)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: OKC 79% (−9)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: OKC 79% (−9)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OKC 82% (−6)

Win probability movement

OKC home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement94%88%83%Mar 8Mar 27

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenuePaycom Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Bulls (away)
Thunder (home)
12%
Win probability
88%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Thunder defeated the Bulls 131-113.

Our model predicted the Thunder would win with 88% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Thunder and was a major factor: Thunder defense (107.5 Opp PPG) better than Bulls (120.2 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Thunder and was a notable factor: Thunder offense (118.5 PPG) outpaces Bulls (115.8 PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Thunder and was a notable factor: Thunder (56-15) in better form than Bulls (28-42)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Thunder won 131-113

Thunder won convincingly

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Thunder at 88%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Recent FormFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

CHI
OKC
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Home Field Advantage
Favours CHI|Favours OKC

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Thunder defense (107.5 Opp PPG) better than Bulls (120.2 Opp PPG)

Thunder

Offensive Efficiency

Thunder offense (118.5 PPG) outpaces Bulls (115.8 PPG)

Thunder

Recent Form

Thunder (56-15) in better form than Bulls (28-42)

Thunder

Turnover Differential

Thunder turnover differential (+0) vs Bulls (+0)

Neutral
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/27/2026, 8:30:02 AM

Key Players

Bulls

Tre JonesG
Norman PowellG
Isaiah StevensG
Mac McClungG
Jordan HawkinsG

Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG
Nikola TopicG
Jared McCainG
Cason WallaceG
Ajay MitchellG

Frequently Asked Questions

Thunder has a 88% win probability, while Bulls has a 12% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

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